Path of Exile 2: Sisters of Garukhan Unveiled

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• Where To Find the Sisters of Garukhan
• Claiming the +10% Lightning Resistance Buff
• Why My Lightning Resistance Isn't Increasing

Path of Exile 2's endgame presents a significant challenge. To ease the transition, developers have strategically placed hidden encounters within the main campaign. These encounters offer permanent stat boosts, extra passive skill points, and weapon skill points. One such encounter, the Sisters of Garukhan, provides a valuable +10% Lightning Resistance buff. However, its location makes it easily missed. This guide details how to locate and activate this beneficial encounter.

Where To Find the Sisters of Garukhan

The Sisters of Garukhan encounter, granting +10% Lightning Resistance, appears twice: once in Act 2 and again in Act 2 Cruel. Its icon is inconspicuous on the world map, often leading players to overlook it entirely. The encounter is located within the Spires of Deshar map. Due to PoE 2's randomly generated maps, there's no guaranteed path. Thoroughly explore the Spires of Deshar; eventually, you'll discover a shrine resembling the image above. Interacting with the shrine activates the buff. Be prepared for combat; activating the shrine brings the surrounding metallic automatons to life. This action triggers all automatons on the map to become hostile.

If you reach a checkpoint near the exit before finding the Sisters, use it to fast travel back to the shrine area, avoiding unnecessary combat.

Claiming the +10% Lightning Resistance Buff

The +10% Lightning Resistance is applied instantly upon interacting with the shrine. It's not a dropped item or a reward for defeating the automatons; it's automatically granted upon activation. Remember, the Sisters of Garukhan appear in both Act 2 and Act 2 Cruel. Activating the shrine in both acts grants a total of +20% Lightning Resistance.

Why My Lightning Resistance Isn't Increasing

Many players find it confusing that their resistance values remain negative even after activating the Sisters of Garukhan. This is because PoE 2 applies a -10% debuff to all elemental resistances after each Act completion (Chaos Resistance is unaffected). Therefore, activating the Sisters in Act 2 nets zero Lightning Resistance (the buff cancels the Act 1 debuff). In Act 2 Cruel, the net Lightning Resistance will be -30% after activating the shrine (reducing the -40% debuff from completing Act 2).

To verify the buffs are active, remove all equipment and check your resistances in the endgame. A -40% elemental resistance indicates you haven't missed any encounters.